Across the nation, there is concern about one non-replaceable resource. Particularly in California, water shortage concerns are starting to make headlines.
As a country, we need to practice water conservation, or our children may end up in the middle of a drought no amount of rain can cure!!
I know I want my children to have plenty of good clean water to drink in the years to come. In fact, water has always been the top beverage of choice in our house, which I am rather proud of!
We try to conserve water by brushing out teeth with the tap off, taking quick showers or sharing a tub. We don’t water our lawn except sparingly with a hand held hose, and try to cover our kiddie pool with a tarp to increase the life of the water we use to fill it in the summer.
I wash dishes by soaking them thoroughly, scrubbing them off by hand, and then and only then running cram packed loads through the dishwasher on the light load setting. I only wash full loads of clothes as well - no great trick with three kids!
Despite the efforts of our family and others across the country, the water crisis looms larger and closer every year. Some experts predict that we will be having a world wide shortage as early as 2050 - just in time for our children to deal with it.
What can we do to ease this burden for our kids? Raise awareness about environmental concerns. Encourage everyone you can to conserve, to re-use and to practice good water habits. Call or write your congress member, your state representative and your local politicians to see what plans they have to protect our planet’s most valuable commodity.
The water crisis is closer than you think! Make plans to fight it today, so our kids won’t have to.
Sarah P.
Another good tip to conserve water: get an automatic waterer for your pets. This keeps you from having to constantly refill the bowl or dump contaminated water! You can get them for dogs and cats all the way up to horses and livestock.